Intuitively one might assume that Dollar General‚ the well-known extreme-value retailer‚ has an established competitive advantage versus other consumer goods retailers with respect to price. It would then follow that cost would be a defining characteristic of the company‚ and a cost analysis an appropriate analytical tool. However‚ the four distinct types of retailers within the dollar store retail segment (original dollar stores‚ close-out retailers‚ limited assortment grocers‚ and extreme-value
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Makeup of a business opportunity A business opportunity consists of four integrated elements all of which are to be present within the same timeframe (window of opportunity) and most often within the same domain or geographical location‚ before it can be claimed as a business opportunity. These four elements are: • A need • The means to fulfil the need • A method to apply the means to fulfil the need and; • A method to benefit With any one of the elements missing‚ a business opportunity
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2009 for Dollar General Corporation‚ which represent fiscal years ended January 28‚ 2011 and January 29‚ 2010 respectively. The main issues which the company is concerned about are its ability to increase sales and profitability and reduce costs in the current economic situation; another issue is an ability to repay an extensive amount of long-term debt which increases its risks. Analysis of profitability The rate of return on assets for Dollar General for 2010 was 6.8% thus for each dollar the company
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Course Project Final Dollar Tree and Dollar General Horizontal and Vertical Analysis Cynthia Bates Devry University Finance 382 Professor Bankston-Bradshaw April 19‚ 2013 Course Project Final Dollar Tree and Dollar General Vertical and Horizontal Analysis I. General information about companies II. Current events III. Relevant ratios IV. Spreadsheets V. Significant assets and liability items‚ comments on revenue and profitability VI. Relevant ratios and vertical
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I choose to do my financial analysis on Dollar General. Dollar General is one of the largest discount retailer in the United States‚ they have over 12000 stores in over 40 states. Dollar General allow consumers to save time and money by offering quality items at an everyday low price. (Dollar General‚ 2016) Dollar General is one of many retailers who offer quality products made by American manufacturers. In 2009‚ Dollar General once again became a public traded company‚ before that they were
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There is certainly no formula to become a successful entrepreneur. Some may succeed and make good profits‚ others sink along the way. Which are the most lucrative sectors for entrepreneurs? Here’s a list of 20 good opportunities entrepreneurs can look at... 1. Tourism Tourism is a booming industry in India. With the number of domestic and international tourists rising every year‚ this is one hot sector entrepreneurs must focus on. India with its diverse culture and rich heritage has a lot to
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Dollar General Industry and Competitive Analysis INDUSTRY The first step to understanding a company is to examine its industry. There are four main areas to consider when analyzing an industry. These include: Competitors There are several different types of stores within the discount retail industry‚ and for comparison’s sake‚ the industry is further broken into many segments. DG is in the market segment known as the dollar store category. As a result‚ competitors such as Wal-Mart are in
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1. Small business marketing involves a number of activities‚ including 2. A firm’s marketing mix consists of ____ activities. 3. Traditionally‚ marketing philosophies have been categorized as 4. U.S. businesses have recently shifted their focus toward a ____ orientation. 5. A firm’s marketing philosophy determines how strategic marketing activities are used to achieve 6. In recent years‚ the emphasis in U.S. businesses has been on 7. The ____
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Q1: Describe Dollar General’s business strategy. What has the company been so successful? A1: Dollar General’s main business strategy is to focus on being the leading distributors of consumable basics‚ with 30% of the merchandise at $1.00 or less. Dollar General believes in maintaining an assortment of consumable merchandise and making shopping for everyday items hassle free and simplistic. Deriving most of their customer basis from Low‚ Middle and fixed income earners. With under-serviced
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Question one‚ Snyder’s of Hanover Snyder’s of Hanover had a big problem of managing and analyzing financial data. Although Snyder’s sells more than 80 million bags of pretzels‚ chips‚ and organic snack items each year‚ its core systems of collecting data were entered manually and written down. Snyder’s financial department was collecting spreadsheets from all departments to bring the financial analyst together. Their financial analyst would spend the entire final week of each month collecting
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